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Stress as a mediating factor in the association between the DRD2 TaqI polymorphism and alcoholism.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) - 1 Feb 2001
Madrid G A, MacMurray J, Lee J W, Anderson B A, Comings D E
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Results of earlier studies have shown that rating of prior stress exposure in preadolescent boys influenced the association between DRD2 genotypes and alcoholism risk factors, suggesting that variability in stress exposure, either in patient or control samples, could readily account for at least part of the confusion in DRD2 study outcomes. In order to test the hypothesis that the DRD2 A1 allele is only...
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